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Research and Presentation Skills for Spatial Analysis

This core course for the MSc in GIS and Spatial Analysis in
Archaeology is designed to provide students with a wide range of
technical, project management and modern presentation skills that are
necessary to complete large-scale GIS projects in archaeology,
particularly those that are multi-disciplinary and/or involve several
different contributors. More specifically, we emphasise skills for
clearly articulating appropriate research questions, data and methods in
spatial analysis, for using quantitative data to support your
arguments, for solving technical problems and carrying your GIS project
through in a timely way, as well as for presenting your final results
(particularly online).

We make use of a wide range of software including both commercial GIS
packages and Free and Open Source alternatives, allowing students to
evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each for different kinds of
projects, specialist contributors and end-users. The course is taught
using a combination of lectures, practical sessions and tutorials in the
Institute's AGIS laboratory. A key feature is that students develop a
small-scale research project and are then assessed via a project
portfolio and one essay.